Biography
Elsadig E. Kazzam is currently the Professor in Department of Internal Medicine at College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University & Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Tawam- Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is also the Immediate Past President of the World Heart Failure Society and Associate Professor in Clinical Cardiology, Department of Clinical Medicine, Umea University Hospital, the Medical Faculty, Umeå, Sweden. He was also the Senior Consultant Physician & Cardiologist in the department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Mälar Hospital, Eskilstuna, Sweden. He is responsible for the Echocardiography Section within the Department of Cardiology. Consultant Physician & Cardiologist, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Heart Centre, Umeå University Hospital. 50% for the Medical Faculty, Umeå University and 50% for the University Regional Hospital. His combined post includes: clinical, teaching (lecturer) and research (senior researcher) duties.
Research Interest
Cardiology, Internal medicine
Biography
Stavros G. Drakos, MD/PhD is an Associate Professor of Cardiology with Tenure, Medical Director of the Cardiac Mechanical Support Program and Investigator at the Molecular Medicine Program/Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah.
Research Interest
General Cardiology, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies (including valvular heart disease), Heart Transplant, Cardiac Mechanical Support (VAD) and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CV-ICU).
Biography
Jan J. Piek is the professor of interventional cardiology and director of the Heart Centre within the Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.He is also responsible for collaboration between Department of Cardiology and Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at AMC to form a new division.
Research Interest
Clinical cardiology, intervention cardiology